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Christmas movies on Netflix: The best festive films and TV specials to stream this December 2016

Get ready for all the best classic and new festive movies and TV Christmas specials to watch on Netflix this December.

By Hayley Kadrou

Monday, December 12, 2016

Christmas on Netflix 2016: All the must watch festive movies and TV sitcom specials this December.

Christmas is coming, which means it's time to revisit all our favourite festive films and TV shows.

From golden oldies to more modern but beloved family films, Netflix have plenty on offer to get you in the spirit this holiday season.

And the streaming service is jam packed with Christmas specials from our favourite series and sitcoms ever, too.

Best Christmas movies on Netflix 2016

Home Alone

Home Alone is one of our favourite Christmas movies on Netflix this December 2016 [Home Alone]

Who could forget Macaulay Culkin's adorable little face throughout the entire Home Alone movie?

When his character Kevin McCallister was accidently left at home while his mum, dad and many brothers and sisters go on a family holiday across the country, mayhem ensued as burglars attempted to break into the house they believed would be empty.

Harry Lime and Marv Merchants — played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern respectively — got more then they bargained for as they try and ruin Christmas for the McCallister family. And the movie inspired a generation of pranksters...

Although we still love the film as ever, we've got a new perspective on in 2016 as we realised Donald Trump had a cameo in the 1990 film.

Scrooged

There's been plenty of adaptations of Charles Dickens' famous A Christmas Carol over the years, but Bill Murray bringing to life Ebenezer Scrooge is one of our all time favourites.

The 1988 comedy, which nodded to 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters with tagline ‘Bill Murray is back among the ghosts, only this time, it's three against one,’ shows TV executive Frank Cross learning the spirit of Christmas after forcing his employees to work on the holiday.

We love this update on the Victorian original that reminds us all to get into the festive spirit.

Jingle All The Way

Christmas movies on Netflix 2016: Jungle All The Way see Arnie search for the perfect present[Jingle All The Way]

Who doesn’t love an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie? Especially one about him desperately trying to get his son the 'It' present of the year before it sells out.

Arnie plays overworked dad Howard Langston who’s always missing his kid Jamie’s — played by Jake Lloyd — big moments like Karate class graduation. So to make it up to him, he tries to get hold off the sought after Turbo-Man.

But it’s not an easy conquest.

All I Want for Christmas

Christmas movies on Netflix 2016: All I Want For Christmas is the perfect family film [All I Want For Christmas]

Another early nineties movie, the 1991 romcom All I Want For Christmas sees siblings Ethan and Hallie O’Fallon — played by Ethan and Thora Birch — team up to try and get what they want most in the world; their parents to get back together.

Arthur Christmas

Christmas movies Netflix 2016: Arthur Christmas is a fun animated film for the entire family [Arthur Christmas ] One for the entire family, the 2011 animation tells the tale of Santa's sons, Arthur, a rather clumsy fellow who spends his time answering Father Christmas’s messages. But one year, at the military- style preset factory, Mr Claus trusted Arthur to carry out an extra special festive task.

When Stacey’s family and friends — including Ruth Jones as Ness and Rob Brydon as Bryn West — come down to stay with Gavin’s family — Larry Lamb as Mick, Alison Steadman as Pam and James Corden as Smithy — everything doesn’t run as smoothly as planned.

Awkward fishing trip chat, family arguments and punches included.

But most outrageous of all, as nobody notices the fake vegetarian Pam tucked into her meaty meal on Christmas Day.

Year on year, it never gets old.

Blackadder's A Christmas Carol

Satire-seekers will love Rowan Atkinson's take on the Dickens short story.

Set in between Blackadder The Third and Blackadder Goes Forth, the 1988 TV special sees Atkinson take on the role of Ebenezer, and it's nothing like Blackadder's character as we’ve know him in the series before.

Flipping the story on it's head, a kind a generous Ebenezer gets meaner after each ghost visits when he realises how much people take advantage of his kind nature.

Watch the 2009 and 2011 edition and laugh as the entire Brockmans family —which includes Hugh Dennis as Pete, Claire Skimmer as Sue, Tyger Drew-Honey as Jake, Daniel Roche as Ben and Ramona Marquez as Karen — reunite.

The Royle Family Christmas Special: A New Sofa

TV Christmas specials on Netflix: With Caroline Aherne's untimely death this year, it;s only right we celebrate the genius that in The Royle Family by watching the Christmas special this December [The Royle Family]

Talk about expectation versus reality, the Royle family's festive celebration are a lost more reflective of most people Christmas Days compare to many other festive shows.

For The New Sofa, they took a change of location and started the day at the Bests' house.